
Merz Calls for Unity—but Offers Austerity
During the celebration of 35 years since reunification, the chancellor warned Germans they’d have to make “more effort” for the country to stand up to external and internal threats.

During the celebration of 35 years since reunification, the chancellor warned Germans they’d have to make “more effort” for the country to stand up to external and internal threats.

Forget recognising the fantasy state of Palestine. We should recognise the democratic state of Israel as our vital ally.

Should civil dialogue become impossible, the road to civil conflict will be wide open.

An electoral reform has just been passed to break the cycle of cronyism that has prevented residents of France’s three largest cities from enjoying genuine local democracy.

Only 6% say that the political system of their own country works fully well.

By bankrolling organizations that ordinary Germans would never voluntarily support, the state has created an artificial network of antisemitic quasi-lobbyists.

This is about more than words. The ‘far right’ slander is being used by the authorities to justify far-reaching attacks on democracy.

Meanwhile, European countries sideline voters and jail citizens for online posts.

“Climate, migration, sovereignty, the rule of law, and national security are all on the ballot” in Sunday’s Polish presidential election.
Weinfelden voters narrowly rejected a proposal to carve out a separate Muslim section in the town cemetery.